ERA scandal haunts Indiana ratification vote aftermath
Indiana General Assembly ratified the Equal Rights Amendment by a one vote margin. A field coordinator for ERA Indiana, Charles P. Gaddy of Indianapolis, was found guilty of hiring eight high schoolers to forge signatures supporting the amendment. He received 90 days in jail and a $509 fine. The piece questions legislators' awareness of possible forgery in petition drives and criticizes perceived use of taxpayer funds for lobbying and publicity.
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Indiana General Assembly
ERA Indiana
Charles P. Gaddy
Indianapolis
Port Wayne
Fort Wayne
Valparaiso
Allen Superior Court
Robert Hines
Congress
New Jersey
Nebraska
Indiana
Indiana National Guard
Congress backs saccharin bill amid diabetes concerns
Congressman Elwaor and Bud Hillis co sponsor legislation to extend saccharin use for 18 months while an Institute of Medicine study reviews toxicity and carcinogenicity of food additives. The bill would require labeling similar to cigarette warnings. Also notes Schleyer Pump Co remains in the city and thriving.
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Elwaor
Bud" Hillis
Institute of Medicine
The
National Academy of Sciences
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Cong. Hillis
Canada
Reader Letter Stirs Merits and Parking Penalties
A reader criticizes city policy on police pay raises and a perceived rise in tickets. The letter links merit system changes, downtown decline, and tax funding of pensions to crime and governance, urging attention to street safety and accountability.
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Anderson
Gamblin
Indianapolis
Muncie
Iquor
Cigerette
Reslapo
Somes
Federal Diary Stop Double Dipping
The House takes up a measure to end double dipping by veterans who join civilian federal jobs after leaving the military. The bill would not affect 141,000 retirees already working for the government and aims to curb pensions paired with new civilian salaries. Debate and votes are expected to stretch into next week with White House support and Carter’s past remarks influencing the issue.
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Mike Calley
Washington
House
Pentagon
Amy & Corteon
Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Congress
White House
Congressional
Carter
Phillips Survey Perils Of A Pollster
Kevin Phillips profiles Patrick Caddell, 28, as the President's pollster facing scrutiny over potential conflict of interest. The piece weighs whether his outside polling clients and advisory role color White House policy and raises questions about standards for presidential advisers in the Carter era.
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Kevin Phillips Washington
KFS
Patrick Cadell
Aiso
Soné
Caddell
White House
Julle Jeatouwy
U.S
Patrick Caddell
Richard Nixon
Uke Nixon
Howe Palister
Carter
Seattle
Griffin Bell
Atlanta
Charles Kirba
Kiba
Ace Lable
Kirba
Fasticn Neparisent
Massachusetts
Serand
Village Voice
Hat 2
Jack Anderson
Thhat
Master Builder at Eisenhower Theater Opens Wrestles With Youth
Washington reviewers weigh Henrik Ibsen's Master Builder at the Kennedy Center. Richard Kiley and Teresa Wright star in a production that some call ambitious yet flawed. The drama probes aging, ambition, and the lure of youth as Solness confronts mortality and a perilous ascent.
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Sy Holmes
Hunter
Alexander
Washington
D.C
Henrick Ibsen
Eisenhower
Kennedy Center
Entics Asit
Solness
Richard Kiley
la Mancha
Riley
Solves
Hilde
Jana Alexander
Bird of Prey
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor and Franklin
White House
London
Daily Telegraph
Debate on Dade County antis discrimination repeal raises civil rights clash
Press letters discuss the Florida repeal that opened employment discrimination against homosexuals to public scrutiny. Arguments cite church state separation, legal contradictions, and the role of criminal statutes versus civil rights protections. A conservative warns government should not regulate private behavior, while advocates urge aligning antidiscrimination laws with civil rights guarantees.
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Salih de Uled
Copley
Washington
Dade County
Fla
Tarael
Supreme Court
Lis
Cis
Wincis
Bay
Vanist
Will Rogers Sayings On Death and Gum Myths
A fragmented Will Rogers collage quotes jokes about people claiming to be dead and revival in Hollywood. It includes a 1923 remark on chewing gum and a garbled 1935 note. the text is mixed with faded, stray lines about subscriptions and prices from a newspaper page.
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cAton
Will Rogers
Bryan Sterling
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Lear
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